A series of small battles will likely decide the MLS Cup final Saturday night between Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders and which loyal legion of fans will watch their team hoist the Philip F. Anschutz trophy for the first time.

Ottawa Fury FC has announced a partnership with Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact. The Fury, which parted ways with the North American Soccer League at the end of the 2016 season, will become the official United Soccer League partner of the Impact.

Sevilla and FC Porto grabbed the final two spots in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday, while Juventus and Borussia Dortmund finished up with the debatable advantage of being group winners.

Technology being implemented to help referees make "match-changing" decisions. Video Assistant Referees will be given access to all the broadcast TV feeds in an operations room at the Club World Cup in Japan.

South American soccer's governing body CONMEBOL awarded the continent's championship to Brazil's Chapecoense club after most of the team died in a plane crash in Colombia last week, according to a CONMEBOL statement on Monday.